Scrimshaw: Woman Holding Leaf

Object/Artifact

Historical Collection at the George Hail Free Library

Name/Title

Scrimshaw: Woman Holding Leaf

Entry/Object ID

2025.04.02.03

Description

Scrimshaw 1858-1862 Sperm whale tooth Carved by Dwight Clifford Stocking while on board the bark Camilla. Dwight joined the crew of the Camilla in May 1858 as an "ordinary boy." Ordinary crewmen - or foremast hands - were the lowest ranked members of a whaling crew.

Made/Created

Artist

Dwight Clifford Stocking

Date made

1858 - 1862

Time Period

19th Century

Notes

Sperm whale tooth

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Scrimshaw

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Carving

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sculpture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

scrimshaws

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Carving

Dimensions

Height

5-1/2 in

Material

Bone

Location

Cabinet

Display Case 6

Room

Charles Whipple Greene Historical Collection

Building

George Hail Free Library

Date

April 2, 2025

Exhibition

Scrimshaw

Create Date

April 2, 2025

Update Date

July 17, 2025